Week 1, 2037

played in New England, MA

73 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	7	3	0	0	-	10
New England Patriots	7	7	10	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:25 MIA - K.C. Benson 60 pass from Emmitt Dayoc (Pat McKnight extra point)
1Q: 00:26 NED - Zach Ertz 12 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 08:41 MIA - Pat McKnight 33 field goal
2Q: 03:49 NED - Zach Ertz 11 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
3Q: 10:49 NED - Richard Burgess 39 field goal
3Q: 04:29 NED - Casey Greer 20 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:25 MIA - K.C. Benson 60 pass from Emmitt Dayoc (Pat McKnight extra point)
1Q: 00:26 NED - Zach Ertz 12 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 08:41 MIA - Pat McKnight 33 field goal
2Q: 03:49 NED - Zach Ertz 11 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
3Q: 10:49 NED - Richard Burgess 39 field goal
3Q: 04:29 NED - Casey Greer 20 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)

Team Statistics MIA NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 13 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 313 457
- Offensive Plays 75 67
- Yards per Play 4.17 6.82
Net Rushing Yards 62 146
- Rushing Attempts 24 22
- Yards per Rush 2.58 6.64
Net Passing Yards 251 311
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 24 - 0 42 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 262 327
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 4.92 6.91
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 8.7
4th Down Conversions 1/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/47 9/70
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 5/14
Kick Returns/Yards 2/65 2/37
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 30
Time of Possession 32:48 27:12

Team Statistics	MIA	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	13	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	313	457
- Offensive Plays	75	67
- Yards per Play	4.17	6.82
Net Rushing Yards	62	146
- Rushing Attempts	24	22
- Yards per Rush	2.58	6.64
Net Passing Yards	251	311
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 24 - 0	42 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	262	327
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	4.92	6.91
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	8.7
4th Down Conversions	1/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/47	9/70
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	5/14
Kick Returns/Yards	2/65	2/37
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 30
Time of Possession	32:48	27:12

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:44	0:54	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	10:14	1:33	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	5:37	2:27	OWN 33	5	67	Touchdown
1	0:20	6:44	OWN 27	11	57	Field Goal
2	7:03	0:53	OWN 31	4	10	Punt
2	3:41	1:51	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 4	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:21	OWN 8	5	26	Fumble
3	10:44	2:30	OWN 47	3	3	Punt
3	4:17	1:19	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	2:18	1:39	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	12:12	2:43	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
4	8:35	3:14	OWN 18	6	11	Downs
4	4:02	1:48	OWN 33	9	52	Downs
4	1:36	1:25	OWN 22	9	25	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:16	OWN 20	6	38	Punt
1	11:50	1:36	OWN 35	5	20	Punt
1	8:41	3:04	OWN 27	7	47	Missed FG
1	3:10	2:50	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
2	8:36	1:33	OWN 22	3	-3	Punt
2	6:10	2:29	OWN 15	5	85	Touchdown
2	1:50	1:42	OWN 16	5	28	Punt
3	11:39	0:55	OPP 20	3	-2	Field Goal
3	8:14	3:57	OWN 5	8	95	Touchdown
3	2:58	0:40	OWN 45	3	8	Punt
3	0:39	3:27	OWN 20	7	44	Punt
4	9:29	0:54	OWN 13	3	3	Punt
4	5:21	1:19	OPP 29	3	3	Missed FG
4	2:14	0:38	OWN 15	3	0	Punt
4	0:11	0:11	OPP 47	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Jimmie Matock, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Shaun Webb	13	39	3.00	9	0
Rhett Ellison	7	6	0.86	3	0
Bennie Abdullah	2	17	8.50	13	1
Emmitt Dayoc	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Ray Gellings	1	1	1.00	1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jared Rayburn	15	107	7.13	34	4
R.J. Austin	5	35	7.00	28	1
Jimmie Matock	2	4	2.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Emmitt Dayoc	49	24	262	2/11	1	60	0	71.9

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmie Matock	42	22	327	3/16	3	43	0	102.0

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Will Duncan	5	12	41	8.20	6	20	0
WR Ray Gellings	4	11	44	11.00	17	21	0
FB Rhett Ellison	4	5	38	9.50	16	22	0
TE Alvin Siegel	3	5	19	6.33	0	16	0
WR K.C. Benson	3	5	67	22.33	41	60	1
WR Dean Jennings	2	3	18	9.00	4	10	0
WR Nate Sanderson	1	1	16	16.00	2	16	0
TE Blake Clark	1	3	16	16.00	10	16	0
RB Bennie Abdullah	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
RB Shaun Webb	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Casey Greer	5	15	75	15.00	18	24	1
TE Zach Ertz	5	7	104	20.80	45	43	2
RB Jared Rayburn	4	4	54	13.50	0	22	0
WR Skip Heilprin	4	6	28	7.00	0	19	0
WR Pat Carr	2	8	46	23.00	0	29	0
RB R.J. Austin	1	1	15	15.00	10	15	0
WR Wesley Jeffries	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Emmitt Dayoc	1	0	0
Shaun Webb	1	0	0
Sammie Collins	0	1	0
Nate Sanderson	0	0	1
Morris Claiborne	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Casey Greer	1	0	0
Bart Stanton	1	0	0
Jared Rayburn	0	1	0
Levon Bass	0	1	0
Mitch Harper	0	1	0
Xavier Sheriff	0	0	1
Jon Welch	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nathan Dinstel	8	359	44.9	43.1	56	5

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Mirkovich	8	401	50.1	38.9	70	2

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat McKnight	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Richard Burgess	1/3	0/2	0/0	39	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sedrick Ferguson	2	10	5.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart Stanton	4	11	2.8	0
Wesley Jeffries	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Jennings	2	65	32.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart Stanton	2	37	18.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Darryl Ohle	5	0	0.5	14	25
S Steve Gibson	5	1	0.0	15	32
ILB Nate Irving	4	1	0.0	22	45
CB Morris Claiborne	4	1	0.0	17	37
OLB Gilbert Hopper	3	2	0.0	6	9
CB Dean Horton	3	1	0.0	18	39
S Oliver Wofford	3	1	0.0	12	18
DE Graham Decota	2	2	1.5	15	32
DT Dontari Poe	2	1	0.5	16	35
DE Maurice Shea	2	1	0.5	15	33
S Marty Stringer	2	1	0.0	8	14
S Robert Sands	2	0	0.0	13	37
CB Stephon Gilmore	2	0	0.0	11	35
OLB Dont'a Hightower	1	3	0.0	21	43
ILB Harold Heck	1	2	0.0	17	31
FB Rhett Ellison	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jeris Pendleton	1	0	0.0	6	10
ILB Andrew Winborn	1	0	0.0	0	1
CB Max Hauck	0	1	0.0	11	10

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kenyon Kennedy	7	1	0.0	21	45
S Luther Riazi	6	2	0.0	19	37
CB Bart Stanton	6	0	0.0	20	46
CB Kris Schwantes	5	0	0.0	18	43
OLB Jon Welch	4	1	1.0	16	34
ILB Xavier Sheriff	4	0	0.0	11	13
OLB Devin Keung	3	1	1.0	19	42
CB Casey McPherson	3	1	0.0	6	25
DE Bucky Melnick	2	2	0.0	19	35
DT Brock Scott	2	2	0.0	15	26
S Brant Bryant	2	1	0.0	18	35
S Carlos Bryant	2	1	0.0	11	29
CB Demarcus Van Dyke	1	0	0.0	12	34
DT Ricardo Merrell	1	0	0.0	9	25
DE Mitch Harper	0	5	0.0	14	27
DE Dwayne Branch	0	1	0.0	5	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Graham Decota	1.5	0	3	2	32
DE Maurice Shea	0.5	1	0	1	33
DT Dontari Poe	0.5	0	1	1	35
DE Darryl Ohle	0.5	0	1	0	25
OLB Dont'a Hightower	0.0	1	2	0	43

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jon Welch	1.0	1	1	0	34
OLB Devin Keung	1.0	0	2	0	42
DT Ricardo Merrell	0.0	1	1	0	25
ILB Levon Bass	0.0	1	1	0	14
DE Mitch Harper	0.0	1	0	1	27
DE Quinton Coples	0.0	1	0	0	30
DE Bucky Melnick	0.0	0	2	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Steve Gibson	3	1	32
CB Morris Claiborne	3	1	37
ILB Nate Irving	3	0	45
OLB Gilbert Hopper	3	0	9
S Robert Sands	2	1	37
CB Dean Horton	2	1	39
CB Stephon Gilmore	2	1	35
DE Graham Decota	1	0	32
ILB Andrew Winborn	1	0	1
S Marty Stringer	1	0	14
S Oliver Wofford	1	0	18
OLB Dont'a Hightower	0	1	43
DE Maurice Shea	0	1	33

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bart Stanton	5	0	46
ILB Kenyon Kennedy	4	0	45
CB Kris Schwantes	3	3	43
S Luther Riazi	2	1	37
S Brant Bryant	2	0	35
OLB Devin Keung	1	2	42
CB Demarcus Van Dyke	1	1	34
ILB Xavier Sheriff	1	1	13
DE Bucky Melnick	1	0	35
DT Ricardo Merrell	1	0	25
S Carlos Bryant	1	0	29
OLB Jon Welch	1	0	34
CB Casey McPherson	1	0	25
ILB Percy Chustz	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Benjamin Ijalana	2	5	22	1	46
Josh LeRibeus	1	4	21	0	44
Brady Honti	1	2	5	0	9
Sammie Collins	0	3	22	1	49
Pat Ackerman	0	3	21	0	46
Alvin Siegel	0	2	17	0	29
Rhett Ellison	0	1	14	0	25
Arnie Peters	0	1	3	0	5
Mitchell Schwartz	0	1	19	0	41
Dexter Rayburn	0	1	7	0	15

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jessie Shea	4	6	19	0	35
Danny Breckterfield	2	3	16	0	29
Jimmy Newman	1	1	7	1	17
Brant Tyler	1	1	11	0	29
Howard Wilson	0	3	19	0	37
Corey Edwards	0	2	15	1	38
Joey Daughtry	0	1	7	1	7
Lance Harding	0	1	16	0	33
Kim Burks	0	1	16	0	33
Zach Ertz	0	1	22	0	42

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Nate Irving	2	19
Bennie Abdullah	1	24
Blake Clark	1	20
Alvin Siegel	1	18
Howard Perry	1	17
Nate Sanderson	1	9

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Levon Bass	2	16
R.J. Austin	1	26
Wesley Jeffries	1	23

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nate Irving	---	---	22	45	19	86
Dean Horton	---	---	18	39	27	84
Sammie Collins	22	49	---	---	9	80
Emmitt Dayoc	24	51	---	---	---	75
Benjamin Ijalana	22	46	---	---	---	68
Pat Ackerman	21	46	---	---	---	67
Dont'a Hightower	---	---	21	43	3	67
Josh LeRibeus	21	44	---	---	---	65
Ray Gellings	23	41	---	---	---	64
Alvin Siegel	17	29	---	---	18	64
Will Duncan	18	45	---	---	---	63
Mitchell Schwartz	19	41	---	---	---	60
Morris Claiborne	---	---	17	37	3	57
Steve Gibson	---	---	15	32	9	56
Bennie Abdullah	5	27	---	---	24	56
Dontari Poe	---	---	16	35	3	54
Robert Sands	---	---	13	37	2	52
Rhett Ellison	14	25	---	---	12	51
Maurice Shea	---	---	15	33	3	51
Harold Heck	---	---	17	31	2	50
Darryl Ohle	---	---	14	25	10	49
Stephon Gilmore	---	---	11	35	3	49
Graham Decota	---	---	15	32	1	48
Blake Clark	9	18	---	---	20	47
K.C. Benson	11	24	---	---	5	40
Shaun Webb	19	19	---	---	---	38
Oliver Wofford	---	---	12	18	8	38
Dean Jennings	2	18	---	---	16	36
Dexter Rayburn	7	15	---	---	9	31
Marty Stringer	---	---	8	14	4	26
Brady Honti	5	9	---	---	9	23
Gilbert Hopper	---	---	6	9	8	23
Howard Perry	2	3	---	---	17	22
Max Hauck	---	---	11	10	---	21
Burt Eng	---	---	1	3	16	20
Sedrick Ferguson	---	---	4	6	9	19
Arnie Peters	3	5	---	---	9	17
Jeris Pendleton	---	---	6	10	---	16
Nate Sanderson	0	4	---	---	9	13
Nathan Dinstel	0	0	---	---	9	9
Fernando Warren	---	---	0	0	8	8
Pat McKnight	0	0	---	---	4	4
Buddy Carr	0	2	---	---	---	2
Andrew Winborn	---	---	0	1	---	1
Spencer Vivaldi	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jared Duffy	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bart Stanton	---	---	20	46	10	76
Zach Ertz	22	42	---	---	8	72
Casey Greer	19	43	---	---	9	71
Kenyon Kennedy	---	---	21	45	2	68
Jimmie Matock	22	45	---	---	---	67
Jessie Shea	19	35	---	---	11	65
Kris Schwantes	---	---	18	43	2	63
Devin Keung	---	---	19	42	1	62
Lance Harding	16	33	---	---	12	61
Kim Burks	16	33	---	---	11	60
Bucky Melnick	---	---	19	35	5	59
Luther Riazi	---	---	19	37	1	57
Howard Wilson	19	37	---	---	---	56
Brant Bryant	---	---	18	35	2	55
Danny Breckterfield	16	29	---	---	10	55
Casey McPherson	---	---	6	25	24	55
Corey Edwards	15	38	---	---	---	53
Jon Welch	---	---	16	34	1	51
Carlos Bryant	---	---	11	29	10	50
Quinton Coples	---	---	10	30	8	48
Demarcus Van Dyke	---	---	12	34	1	47
Jared Rayburn	17	29	---	---	1	47
R.J. Austin	5	16	---	---	26	47
Xavier Sheriff	---	---	11	13	23	47
Mitch Harper	---	---	14	27	2	43
Brant Tyler	11	29	---	---	1	41
Brock Scott	---	---	15	26	---	41
Pat Carr	19	22	---	---	---	41
Wesley Jeffries	7	11	---	---	23	41
Levon Bass	---	---	10	14	16	40
Ricardo Merrell	---	---	9	25	2	36
Jimmy Newman	7	17	---	---	11	35
Skip Heilprin	5	29	---	---	---	34
Percy Chustz	---	---	11	11	6	28
Frankie Hill	0	0	---	---	19	19
J.B. Heath	0	0	---	---	18	18
Dwayne Branch	---	---	5	10	2	17
Joey Daughtry	7	7	---	---	---	14
Keith Wirthel	0	0	---	---	11	11
Larry Mirkovich	0	0	---	---	8	8
Richard Burgess	0	0	---	---	8	8
Shane Shelton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Nate Santana	0	0	---	---	---	0
Drew Donovan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Monty Summers	---	---	0	0	---	0
O.J. Hamilton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	35	3.2
Middle	7	18	2.6
Right	5	10	2.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	24	3.0
Middle	6	91	15.2
Right	7	33	4.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Emmitt Dayoc	49	24	4	2	1	9	7	2	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmie Matock	42	22	6	1	3	7	7	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	38	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	51	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	8	113	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	60	30.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	14	147	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	40	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	10	6	140	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Will Duncan	12	5	0	41	1	45
WR Ray Gellings	11	4	1	44	1	41
FB Rhett Ellison	5	4	0	38	1	25
TE Alvin Siegel	5	3	0	19	0	29
WR K.C. Benson	5	3	0	67	1	24
TE Blake Clark	3	1	0	16	0	18
WR Dean Jennings	3	2	0	18	0	18
RB Shaun Webb	2	0	0	0	0	19
WR Nate Sanderson	1	1	0	16	0	4
RB Bennie Abdullah	1	1	0	3	0	27

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Casey Greer	15	5	1	75	2	43
WR Pat Carr	8	2	2	46	1	22
TE Zach Ertz	7	5	0	104	2	42
WR Skip Heilprin	6	4	0	28	0	29
RB Jared Rayburn	4	4	0	54	1	29
RB R.J. Austin	1	1	0	15	0	16
WR Wesley Jeffries	1	1	0	5	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shaun Webb	1	5	5.00	3.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Emmitt Dayoc	5	0	0	0.00	5.35

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmie Matock	3	3	43	14.33	7.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Overall Avg
WR Ray Gellings	1	4.00
WR Will Duncan	1	3.42
FB Rhett Ellison	1	7.60
WR Dean Jennings	1	6.00
TE Alvin Siegel	1	3.80

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Zach Ertz	2	2	23	11.50	14.86
WR Casey Greer	1	1	20	20.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Bennie Abdullah	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Jared Rayburn	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Emmitt Dayoc	15	9	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmie Matock	10	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Gellings	6	2	0
WR K.C. Benson	3	3	1
WR Will Duncan	2	2	1
RB Shaun Webb	2	0	0
WR Nate Sanderson	1	1	1
TE Alvin Siegel	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Pat Carr	3	0	0
WR Skip Heilprin	2	1	1
WR Casey Greer	2	0	0
TE Zach Ertz	2	0	0
RB Jared Rayburn	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,100 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (18,100)
End Zone 13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine 7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,000 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,100 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (18,100)
End Zone	13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine	7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,000 (9,900)